MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is updating its network to better serve shippers moving cargo between Asia and Europe via the Middle East and the Mediterranean. The company has now published full details of the first westbound sailings and transit times for the revised network and these are available on dedicated East-West …

Hapag-Lloyd’s AT2 service has recently run out of schedule, caused by weather conditions and port congestions. Since various ad-hoc schedule recovery measures failed to bring the service back to its regular schedule it has been decided to let the service slide by one week. First vessel will be: TORONTO EXPRESS …

FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) sets up a new vessel to operate on a regular service FESCO China Direct Line (FCDL), connecting the ports of China and Russian Far East. On February 14, 2019 the container ship FESCO Dalnegorsk moved to operations on this line. The vessel with deadweight of 42 …

With the aim to continuously improve network stability and flexibility and enhance schedule reliability and overall customer experience, Maersk introduced changes to its Asia-Europe network in May 2018, which enabled it to regain a market leading position on schedule reliability. Building on those positive developments, Maersk is now making further …

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA will exclude one additional sailing during the Chinese New Year from Asia to North Europe. However, you may continue to place bookings as usual as MSC is arranging alternate routings: WEEK 9 OMISSION SWAN SERVICE Voyage 909W, ETA 27.02 in Qingdao To and Via: Tangiers, …

Work is apace on the Krishnapatnam – Venkatachalam – Obulavaripalle railway line, considered the major freight carrier for the South Central Railway, linking the Rayalaseema region with sea head on the Nellore coast. Freight movement from the ore-rich Rayalaseema towards Krishnapatnam and inward cargo from Krishnapatnam port towards the Mumbai …

Effective 1 March 2019, APL will be calling at a different terminal for the Port of El Dekheila. Current Terminal: Dekheila Public Terminal Terminal from 1 March onwards: Dekheila AICT Terminal Dekheila AICT Terminal is a private terminal with different tariffs for local charges, storage and monitoring. Please also note that tariff …

Due to seasonal market demand reductions, Maersk has endeavoured to balance its network to match reduced demand. There will be a blanking of the AE2 service in week 9. This is an additional blank sailing on top of the already communicated Chinese New Year blank sailings. Week Service Vessel Voyage First …

The first train carrying Nepal-bound transit containers under the new simplified transshipment procedure was on Friday (Feb. 15) jointly flagged off from here by Kolkata Port Trust Chairman Vinit Kumar, Commissioner of Customs, Kolkata and CG Nepal. On Friday, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs introduced the transhipment …

Singapore, 18 February 2019 – Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced the details of its Intra-Asia Japan service network for 2019, offering improved service coverage, comprehensive port connections and competitive transit times. Of which, ONE will operate 7 of these services, and co-loading 5 of the services ensured through slots. ONE …

M/V “Rio Blackwater” employed in Hapag-Lloyd’s AL4 Service under current voyage 007W will be delayed by approximately 14 days. Owners of this charter vessel have just informed the German company that class regulations require urgent repairs relevant for the safety of crew, cargo and ship which need to be executed …

TALLINN – Operail, which on Feb. 13 carried out the first trip on the domestic Tartu-Sillamäe-Tartu container train line, has set itself the goal of reducing goods traffic on Estonia’s highways and increasing goods transport by rail. According to Operail, the container train line from Tartu to the port of …

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